Gratitude Monday --Squirrelling Away

Squirrel contemplates spruce cone.

Our New Year's Day drive was pleasant though we saw little in the way of wildlife.
At Twin Lakes we were blessed to find this fine fellow busy with a spruce cone. He, or maybe she, was so enraptured by the cone that we could get quite close.
I'm grateful for this, and for the reminder it brings.
I hope the New Year brings you all the spruce cones you need, and something that captures your fancy.

Squirrelly Nut-Nut

We put out peanuts and peanut butter for the birds in the winter. Woodpeckers love it, so do chickadees and nuthatches.
And so do squirrels. They have yet to score a nut from the feeder but still give it a go from time to time, irrespective of how frustrating it must be for them.
I suppose we should applaud the little guys for their determination.

Here's what happens when one tries:

I'm-Cute-For-A-Rodent features presents Squirrelly Nut-Nut in "I Give Up"




Meanwhile, it's new moon today. Don't give up on writing abundance cheques.